Missing Teen Found: Mint Butterfield Rescued in San Francisco After Week-long Disappearance

Mint Butterfield, who was 16 years old when she missing from her home in Bolinas, California, has been located. Fikr co-founder Caterina Fake and Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield are the parents of Mint Butterfield. Christopher “Kio” Dizefalo, a 26-year-old guy who presented himself as her “adult friend,” went with the girl when the police located her in San Francisco on Saturday night.

The teenager was joined by Dizefalo. At this time, the individual is being held in custody facing charges of kidnapping. In addition to being jailed on a bail of fifty thousand dollars, he was booked into the Marin County Jail. Mint, who had been considered “at-risk” in the past due to previous references to her suicidal thoughts, is currently with her family.

The Marin County Sheriff’s Office has said that Mint and Dizefalo were discovered parked in a white van in the notorious Tenderloin District of San Francisco. The vehicle was located in the area. Especially for younger people, the neighborhood is regarded as dangerous due to its high rate of criminal activity.

The fact that Mint was discovered uninjured is a fortunate development; nonetheless, the circumstances did raise concerns over her health and the nature of her relationship with Dizefalo. It was with a sense of relief and appreciation that Mint’s mother, Caterina Fake, and her father, Stewart Butterfield, who is also a co-founder of Slack, learned that their child had been safely returned. They expressed their gratitude to the members of the community, volunteers, and law enforcement personnel who assisted in the search efforts in a statement that was released to the media.

Mint was found in San Francisco, which prompted inquiries on her whereabouts and the sequence of events that precipitated their disappearance. Worries for her safety and well-being were raised as a result of the fact that she had purportedly left a note that indicated her desire to flee.

Mint had been known to frequent the Tenderloin region, which is notorious for its high crime rate and the frequency of activities associated with drugs, according to the authorities that released this information. The disappearance of Mint and the subsequent discovery brought to light the significance of community activities in the search for missing individuals and the guarantee of their safe return to their homes.